Romantically Yours

"Romantically Yours" was the second posthumous release for American soul music legend Marvin Gaye, also released by Columbia Records in 1985.

While his previous posthumous album, Dream Of A Lifetime, showcased some of Marvin's appetite for funk rhythms, this album focused on his attempts at being a pop crooner in the style of idols such as Nat "King" Cole. The collection showcased a growth in Gaye's vocal styling as he slowly found his footing as a crooner with songs such as "Just Like", "Why Did I Choose You" - a track he had originally recorded in 1966 to failed result and later revived for an album he was working on in 1978 titled Ballads (later released as Vulnerable in 1997) and "Walking in the Rain" which showcased his perfecting falsetto croon to a jazz setting. Most of the collection was recorded for the album with "Why Did I Choose You", "I Won't Cry Anymore" and "The Shadow of Your Smile" making the Vulnerable album.

Track listing

1. "More" (Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) – 2:40
2. "Why Did I Choose You" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) – 2:36
3. "Maria" (Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers) – 3:06
4. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:03
5. "Fly Me To The Moon" (Bart Howard) – 3:19
6. "I Won't Cry Anymore" (Al Frisch, Fred Wise) – 2:40
7. "Just Like" (Gaye) – 4:08
8. "Walkin' In The Rain" (Gaye) – 2:54
9. "I Live For You" (Gaye) – 2:40
10. "Stranger In My Life" (Gaye) – 3:41
11. "Happy Go Lucky" (Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield) – 2:35